English Vocabulary

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abdicate

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formally remove oneself from; give up; relinquish; renounce; resign

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abduct

Back 2

carry off or lead away by force; kidnap

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abhor

Back 3

shrink from; detest; loathe; hate

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abnormal

Back 4

deviating from the normal; unusual; irregular

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abrasion

Back 5

scraping or wearing away of the skin by friction; irritation

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abrupt

Back 6

broken off; sudden; unexpected

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abscond

Back 7

steal off and hide; depart secretly; flee; escape

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absolve

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1. set free from some duty or responsibility; exempt; excuse
2. declare free from guilt or blame; exculpate; exonerate

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absorbing

Back 9

fully taking away one's attention; extremely interesting; engrossing

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abstain

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withhold oneself deliberately from doing something; refrain; desist

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averse

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(literally, "turned from") opposed; disinclined; unwilling

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avert

Back 12

turn away; ward off; prevent; forestall

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avocation

Back 13

occupation away from one's customary occupation; hobby

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adapt

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1. (literally, "to fit") adjust; suit; fit
2. make suitable for a different use; modify

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addicted

Back 15

given over (to a habit); habituated; devoted

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adequate

Back 16

equal to, or sufficient for, a specific need; enough; sufficient

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adherent

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one who sticks to a leader, party, etc.; follower; faithful supporter

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adjacent

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lying near; nearby; neighboring; bordering

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adjoin

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be next to; be in contact with; border; abut

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adjourn

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put off to another day; suspend a meeting to resume at a future time; defer; recess

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advent

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a "coming to"; arrival; approach

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adversary

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person "turned toward" or facing another as an opponent; foe; antagonist

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adverse

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in opposition to one's interests; hostile; unfavorable

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antecedents

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ancestors; forebears; predecessors

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antedate

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1. assign a date before the true date
2. come before in date; predate; precede

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postdate

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assign a date after the true date

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ante meridiem

Back 27

before noon

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post meridiem

Back 28

after noon

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anteroom

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room placed before and forming an entrance to another; antechamber; waiting room

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postgraduate

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having to do with study after graduation, especially after graduation from college

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postmortem

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1. thorough examination of a body after death; autopsy
2. detailed analysis or discussion of an event just ended

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postscript

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note added to a letter after it has been written

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bicameral

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consisting of two chambers or legislative houses

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bicentennial

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two-hundredth anniversary

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biennial

Back 35

occurring every two years

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semiannual

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occurring every half year, or twice a year; semiyearly

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bimonthly

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occurring every two months

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semimonthly

Back 38

occurring every half month, or twice monthly

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bilateral

Back 39

having two sides

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bilingual

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1. speaking two languages equally well
2. written in two languages

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bipartisan

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representing two political parties

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bisect

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divide into two equal parts

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semicircle

Back 43

half of a circle

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semiconscious

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half conscious; not fully conscious

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semidetached

Back 45

partly detached; sharing a wall with an adjoining building on one side, but detached on the other

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semiskilled

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partly skilled